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Suspect in October flee & elude case formally charged
Lutz HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The man arrested after a high-speed chase in Reno County last month appeared via video from the Reno County jail Friday morning where he was informed that the state has filed...
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Report: Kansas has 2.9 million irrigated acres
USDA photo WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A new government report shows more Kansas farms put more acres under irrigation last year than in 2008, when the last survey was taken. The National Agricultural...
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Some HealthCare.gov functions won’t work overnight
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says some functions of HealthCare.gov will be temporarily shut down overnight as the website transitions to the...
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Two women hospitalized after car runs stop sign
PITTSBURG- Two women were injured in an accident just after 2 p.m. on Friday in Crawford County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Chrysler Sedan driven by Gina A. Gebelin, 57, Mindenmines,...
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Huelskamp votes for Kansas jobs: Backs Keystone Pipeline
WASHINGTON – Today the House of Representatives took decisive bipartisan action to empower the American economy and passed H.R. 5682 (The Keystone XL Pipeline). Congressman Huelskamp (KS-01) released...
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Ford expands air bag recall
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators say the death of a Malaysian woman in a crash involving an exploding air bag has led to another recall in the U.S. Ford Motor Co. is adding some Ranger pickups to...
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US cities brace for protests off Ferguson decision
Benjamin Crump and Anthony Gray, Brown family attorneys at Thurs. news conference PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Police departments across the country are bracing for large...
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2 children, one adult hospitalized after slick I-70 accidents
I-70 near Junction City on Saturday morning SOLOMON – Three people were hospitalized after a pair of accidents on Interstate 70 on Saturday morning. Just after 9 a.m., the Kansas Highway Patrol...
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State plans more reclamation projects in Kansas
CHEROKEE, Kan. (AP) — Some southeast Kansas residents are concerned with plans by the state for three reclamation projects on formerly mined land. But officials with Kansas Department of Health and...
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AT&T stops, others still use Web tracking codes on your cellphone
WASHINGTON (AP) — AT&T, the nation’s second-largest cellular provider, says it’s no longer attaching Internet tracking codes to data transmitted from its users’ smartphones. The hidden string of...
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Kansas man sentenced in robbery, rape case
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita man has been sentenced to 61 years in prison for robbing and raping a 76-year-old woman. On Friday, the Sedgwick County prosecutor announced that 18-year-old Marquatesz...
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KHP: Two hospitalized after accidents on icy Kansas roads
U.S. 75 near Topeka on Saturday SILVER LAKE- Two people were injured in accidents blamed on icy roads late Saturday morning in Eastern Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Chevy...
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Demand for quake insurance grows in Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — People have been flooding insurance agencies with calls about adding earthquake coverage after a 4.8 magnitude temblor rocked part of Kansas on Wednesday. The Wichita Eagle...
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McDonald’s won’t buy new GMO potato
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — BOISE, Idaho — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Idaho-based J.R. Simplot Co.’s new genetically modified potato. But one of the company’s oldest business partners —...
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Vehicle tied to drive-by death of Kansas girl found
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kansas City, Kansas, police say officers have recovered a vehicle that they think was involved in a drive-by shooting that killed a 10-year-old girl. Maj. Vince Davenport says...
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2 arrested in Haskell University sexual assault
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Two people have been arrested in an alleged sexual assault on the Haskell Indian Nations University campus. Lawrence police said in a news release that a woman told police early...
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Prosecutors troubled by extent of military fraud
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fabian Barrera found a way to make fast cash in the Texas National Guard, earning $181,000 for claiming to have steered 119 potential recruits to the...
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Four hospitalized after I-70 accident
JUNCTION CITY- Four people were injured in an accident just before 1 a.m. on Sunday in Geary County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 HHR driven by Randy M. Irvin, 33, Kansas City, was...
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IG: Improper disability claims cost taxpayers $2B
STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government investigator says that over the past seven years, a small group of Social Security judges approved disability claims for nearly...
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Voter ID fight heads to state courts, Legislature
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The fight over a voter proof-of-citizenship law that prevented about 22,000 Kansas residents from casting ballots on Election Day has shifted back to state courts and lawmakers....
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